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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon8 x3 h7 p9 k" a5 Z8 n* m$ |- f+ |: I
5 `3 i: s0 _, [! Jby Tom Randall2 b& p* z1 f5 g! u! u
# a" p' p; L: D- N! i. gOil just had its first weekly decline in a month, breaking a rally in crude prices. A bit of context: After what's happened over the last year, "rally" seems a bit of an overstatement.
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8 K: E8 k5 _0 C" }/ n O' _" q0 gOne big factor that may be driving prices down this week: The U.S. is pumping so much oil it's running out of places to stash it. % V J0 b {" D3 N2 B0 z% D- B5 R
Crude oil in storage in the U.S. has jumped to the highest levels in at least 80 years, according to a Bloomberg Industries analysis. The EIA this week reported that U.S. inventories rose 7.7 million barrels to 425.6 million. That's more than 20 percent higher than the five-year average. 0 _) c+ a& @* J. N
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High4 q3 }% M2 @) S$ x
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The buildup of supply has been "colossal" and is responsible for oil prices falling this week, Thomas Finlon, director of Energy Analytics Group LLC, told Bloomberg News.
8 m0 g) ~/ Z& f6 j pWinter weather and refinery outages have contributed to the supply glut. Even when those conditions subside, topped-out inventories and continued production growth may continue to suppress oil prices for the near- and medium-term, according to Bloomberg Industries.
) x6 `% s, ]6 D- ~4 vMeanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.
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3 t/ \" o* ?2 L: i9 x6 Z) j& c- [U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA7 @0 x$ O( t/ o2 @9 C% Z
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